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| Tweet Topic Started: May 16 2011, 11:49 PM (427 Views) | |
| Tim | May 16 2011, 11:49 PM Post #1 |
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Beth-anorak
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Came across this recently - apologies if already shared! Beth Orton raves about her Breedlove C20, a recent acquisition that she uses for both stage and studio (Breedlove Guitar Co., 19885 Eighth St., Bend, OR 97701-9042; [541] 385-8339; www.breedloveguitars.com ). Her C20 is a noncutaway, deep-bodied concert model with rosewood back and sides and a redwood top. On Trailer Park she played a Gibson J-200, which is also heard on Central Reservation on the song "Feel to Believe." Atop her guitar wish list is a small-bodied Martin, and Ben Harper--whose grandparents run the Folk Music Center in Claremont, California--is helping her on that quest. "I'm looking for more of a dry, bluesy sort of sound, which isn't quite so pretty," she says. "Sort of a bit more brittle." Orton's Breedlove is strung with Martin mediums and amplified with either an L.R. Baggs pickup or a Sennheiser 421 mic. Her guitar tech, John McCormack, says the Sennheiser delivers a "beautiful sound" and points out that Dennis Cahill, the guitar wiz who plays with Celtic fiddler Martin Hayes, uses the same setup. Orton's sideman Ted Barnes used to perform with one of his own guitars (he was in business as a luthier for three years before joining forces with Orton), but these days he favors one by U.K. builder Simon Birkett. He also plays a bouzouki he built, which used to be his primary instrument when he was playing Celtic music. Barnes' self-made guitar has a Headway pickup, the Birkett has a Baggs, and the bouzouki has an EMG. On stage he plugs into a Trace Acoustic TA-50 amp, with no effects. |
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www.beth-orton.co.uk - The official Beth Orton fansite www.bethorton.wordpress.com - Beth Orton blog www.twitter.com/beth_orton_fan - twitter page | |
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